City Mobility (Inverness) Limited

Reference number: 431280

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

MARK BATES LIMITED Reference number: 308390 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • City Mobility (Inverness) Limited (FRN 431280) is an AR of MARK BATES LIMITED (FRN 308390). When you use City Mobility (Inverness)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from City Mobility (Inverness), complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When city-mobility.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01463 250850 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode IV1 1SG
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Other names (2)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • City Mobility Trading name
  • Galaxy Marketing (Scotland) Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Mark Bates Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Key dates in its history

City Mobility (Inverness)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

21 August 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Galaxy Marketing (Scotland) Ltd"

FCA register

2005

19 April 2005

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "City Mobility"

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to City Mobility (Inverness)

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with City Mobility (Inverness). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
4
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like City Mobility (Inverness)

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

In Inverness

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 3 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is City Mobility (Inverness) Limited FCA authorised?
City Mobility (Inverness) Limited (FRN 431280) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for City Mobility (Inverness)?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. City Mobility (Inverness) Limited (FRN 431280) is an AR of MARK BATES LIMITED (FRN 308390). When you use City Mobility (Inverness)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from City Mobility (Inverness), complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is City Mobility (Inverness)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01463 250850 and the website city-mobility.co.uk for City Mobility (Inverness). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is City Mobility (Inverness) a scam or clone?
City Mobility (Inverness) is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with City Mobility (Inverness)?
Protection works through Mark Bates Limited, the principal firm responsible for City Mobility (Inverness)'s regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does City Mobility (Inverness) use any other names?
It trades as City Mobility. It has previously used the name Galaxy Marketing (Scotland) Ltd.

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